The inaugural ceremony for the newly elected U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in Washington DC. The new President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, outgoing U.S. President Herbert Hoover, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. and other officials in the U.S. Capitol. Franklin Roosevelt addressing a crowd during the inaugural ceremony. Officials behind the new President-elect. The new President Franklin Roosevelt says that he is certain that the Americans expect him to address them with frankness and a decision that the situation needs. The President says that he is prepared, under his constitutional duty, to take measures that a stricken nation may require and shall adopt the measures within his constitutional authority. He also says that in the event of a national emergency if the Congress fails to take measures, he shall ask the Congress for broad executive power to wage a war against the emergency. The President concludes his address by asking the blessings of God. The President shakes hands with the officials. The President and the officials talking. Aerial views of the U.S. Capitol.